The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1sS7-FOCRTh
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

Called TO order at noon oy Lieulcn"n'
Governor John Z. Massey.
PRAYER by the Rev. Dr. Cooper.
A communication was received from
the Auditor of Public Accounts, In re-
sponse to a resolution calling for informa-
ton as to applications for aid made by
manned and disabled soldiers. Laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
number of bills were reported from
the committees without amendment.
Mr. Wickham presented a bill TO pro- +
vide for the payment of Judgment re-
covered by the Kendall Bank Note Go.
of New York against the Board OF Com !
missioners of the Sinking Fund OF VIZ,
ginia. The bill was put on lts secono
reading and referred to the Committee
/ on Finance and Banks.
A large number of bills were intro-
duced, the following Of which are the
most important:
By Mr.. Hodges To incorporate the
West Norfolk and Carolina Railroad.
By Mr.. Ellyson: To incorporate the
Virginia Safety and Deposit trust Co.,
of Richmond.
GThe incorporators are &. r. W Watson'
TIC. Williams James IL. D0oiey' ~ N.
Norvell, A. s. Bufort, n. ". BoWe' isaac
Davenport, Jr., John b. Purcell, 4. NJ
Rovkin. J. p. George, T. W. Pemberton,
s II Pulliam. A. T. Harris, Jr., 5. W.
Venable, Charles L. Todd, Joseph Il. An
derson. NJ. Rosenbaum, John L. Branch
r A. Saunders, Edward Cohen, +. II.
Mavo. Joseph Bryan, Lewis Ginter, NJ.
Miilhiser. ]. L. Schoolcraft, John A. Coke
. andB.B. Gordon. The capital stock is
to be 100000.
By Mr.. Staples To authorize the Gov
, ern0r to furnish convict labor Tor the
construction of the Roanoke and South
ern Railroad between the city of Roanoke
and some point in the county OF henry,
on the line between the States OF virginia
s and North Carolina.
a By Mr.. Lovenstein To incorporate the
New York and Southern Construction
Company. 49,
hill are Charles Watkins, L. Z. Williams
t E. d. Christian, J. b. Pace ). l. Gray
T. NJ. Logan, A. B. Andrews, and james
il, II. Dooley. The company is authorlzeS &c
to ~,>anstruct, improve, and equip ran
roads bridxeS. tunnels, docks, piers
wharyes. basins. ~layehouses,, elevators
cotton compresses, stock1yards, sSXgh
ter.houses, wood-shops, dep0rss ol
houses. etc. The corporation has N
to operate its roads in the States OF lem
nessee, Mississippi Alabama, Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
West Virginia, Florida. and Louisiana
The stock is to be not less than $lOOOO'
nor more than 100000.
To inpOrnOrAtH LIT
North Loudoun Telephone Company.
Bv Mr. Gee: To amend section OF tn
charter of the Richmond, Manchester AM
Petersburg Railway Company. In
amendment gives the company anthorlt
TO cross any and all naylgaDle streams
provided they construct proper draw
bridges. 49, :
J By Mr.. Berry To authorize the lssu
p Of bonds and preferred stock by the Ricf
10 mond and Allegheny Railroad Company
"a Bv. Mr.. Gillespie To incorporate tn
" Tazewell Coal and Iron Company.
g Bv Mr.. Lovenstein: To amend tn
charter of the Sisters of Charity OF ,
.Joseph's Academy and Orphan AsyluI
Of Richmond. -,
Nv Mr.. Stubbs: To incorporate tn
IL Richmond and Tidewater Railroad Con
panv. IThe proposed road is to run froi
Or Richmond or some point between II an
to Hanover Junction, to the mouth OF III
en- Piankatank River or West Point.
en- By Mr.. Hedges: To enforce the collie
IL ton of taxes from railroads and oth'
- - corporations.
he senate bill No. 3, an act for the prese
in votion of oysters. and TO obtain revel
10 ue for the privilege of taking them lro
OF the waters of the Commonwealth WI
nj slightly amended and passed. :,
10 Mr.. Gordon presented memorial lro
10 ! Augustus Miclin in relation to u
on State debt. This memorial is OF the san
tenure as the resolution OF Mr. Hoge
ia' the House, printed below in the procee
~ ~ ings of that body.
III Mr.. John l.. Hurt was granted o
'ie davis leave of absence, and DIR. Stapl
nv two days.
ny Adjourned a: 1:45 until tomorrow
o'clock.
on House of Delegates.
ion M to order at l2 o'clock by Spea
.on SaiieS Prayer by Rev. DR.. Hoge.
in er @ S.uaTt m"resf Pulaski offered a long p
led Mr, nose IL osse,osssce to the State debt qu
ttn tha tion, closing within IN
- ton acurring. tha
wls w Resogred, The Senate cone.,,nosed
m aas Joint committee be appointed CONF <of !
'eo ten members of the House and sevene's
as Senate. whose duty it shall be to preps
.So uc, a bill at as early day as possible,
.ue ~. effect of which shall be TO call Cons
Tue tutional Convention of Virgin
ans in SUCH particular as "
',ns ns bar and prohibit all future leg
i,' 'mo lstures from making any app
a,s us preparation OF provision for the payne
uS Of the principal of said debt, or any pl
l.. thereof. which shall not have been fund
!, ~ under the provisions of the Riddlebert
y bill within six months from the passs
use sc of this act and the said committee sh
: ~, =, be required to draft bill or bills u
Aa. .a will render Intellectual, If possible.
nv .hs nayment of taxes in coupons.
NJ Several unimportant Senate bills W.
NJ ~ nassed and few small House bills WI
'iS hn ordered to be engrossed.
.;r -. Mr.. Curlett offered a bill authoriz
"a the Superintendent Of Public Buildii